Haberdashers' Abraham Darby

State-Funded School

haberdashers-abraham-darby-telford-and-wrekin-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

Telford and WrekinLocal Authority

TelfordConstituency

TF7 5HXPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Haberdashers' Abraham Darby is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,084 pupils. Haberdashers' Abraham Darby is part of HABERDASHERS' WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 28 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.19

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,084

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,084
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: HABERDASHERS' WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
11 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.